I've just put 5 people on my "Ignore" list. Should I feel guilty?

[...of J.Temperance]

They're the only 5 people I've EVER had on my "Ignore" list...and my (lapsed) Catholic guilt is ALREADY emerging. I like people you know, but these peoples' posts just plain IRRITATE me with their utter silliness. I've not told any of them that they're on "Ignore" because, well I'm a chicken...I can admit.

Should I feel guilty, or should I just brush it off?

[ZombieNixon]

1. Do you see this message?

If so, brush it off.
If not, may you be smited with guilt for the next seven years!

[KitchenWitch]

4. :-)

:rofl: :spray:

[...of J.Temperance]

6. Whoever responds

You're the first one to respond, so I'm not responding to anymore responses from people who might respond.

Just in case...I get one of the five...and I'm a chicken :scared:

[KitchenWitch]

2. I would not worry about it.

If they pissed you off enough to put them on ignore...they are not worth the rise in blood pressure that seeing their posts might cause.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

3. Have you been to confession?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Don't let it worry you too much.....

If you decide you don't want them on ignore, then you can very easily take them off!

I put someone on ignore once long ago, and then I discovered that even though that person had irritated me, I still wanted to know what that person was saying......so....the ignore was reversed.

And I was fine, too.....

:shrug: :pals:

[RevCheesehead]

7. It's me, isn't it?

:cry: I was just having fun!

[...of J.Temperance]

107. No, it's NOT you

I love your little Reverend icon thing, it's adorable.

[Floogeldy]

8. You shouldn't of had ought done it.

Don't be scared.

;)

[flowomo]

9. I've put everybody on DU on ignore....

it's such a peaceful board to visit now. Very Zen.

[Rhiannon12866]

10. I wouldn't worry about it. That's what "ignore" is for..."

Assuming you can read my post, that is...:D

[wildhorses]

11. I bet they were from GD

am I right? Or maybe it was me???? can you even read this?

[LoZoccolo]

12. I have 599 people on ignore.

The way I look at it is this: I am here to accomplish certain things, and have already been selective in what I give my attention to by going to here rather than, say, Free Republic. I am honing my attention further with the ignore button.

I'm going to bed now, so I won't be around to answer peoples' requests about whether or not they're on ignore, which I generally don't answer anyways.

[no name no slogan]

23. Damn those Beatles fans

:7

[kick-ass-bob]

62. score 599 for Oasis.

[no name no slogan]

68. ....

:spray:

Damn those dastardly Gallagher brothers!

[mongo]

46. If you have 599 people on ignore

that says way more about you than it does about the 599 people.

But you most likely won't see this, will you...

[GirlinContempt]

94. oh snap

[Sugar Smack]

99. oh snap

honey...I love you, madly, even...is there some way your sig could be softened to not make me so nervous???

Punching scares me, I'm sorry! :scared:

I reiterate that I love you madly.

[GirlinContempt]

100. Try

reading this thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=4278336
it'll put it in perspective ;)

[Sugar Smack]

108. Hehe, I get it. Damn,

I saw a lot of that movie but never that scene. :D

[Syncronaut Seven]

128. So when you put me on ignore yesterday, and told me so?

I wasn't special? I bet you ignore ALL the pretty boys, don't you?

I feel so cheap!

[XemaSab]

13. Why do you have people on ignore?

It's an online discussion board, and sometimes verbal mistakes happen, but that doesn't make anyone here a bad person.

[Awsi Dooger]

14. I don't get it either

In fact, I don't even know what it's like to look at a page with someone on ignore. It's got to be a potential mess, because it seems to me there will be responses to that person's posts, but you can't see the original so how the hell can you accurately gage context? Especially since this isn't a message board with quoted text included in the posts.

Putting someone on ignore is essentially a blanket prediction that the future opinions or information will somehow do you more harm if they're present. Not just neutral or irrelevant, but to your detriment. I'm a handicapper but I don't pretend to be able to predict opinions, especially with a myriad of forums and potential topics. The entire concept seems very weak to me.

[qnr]

15. A temporary ignore can be useful for me. I don't use it often, but I'm apt

to lose my temper a lot easier these days. If I'm about to go postal and say something that I can't (technically won't, because if I say it, I mean it) retract, I put them on ignore for a couple of days until I can get myself under control.

[Robeson]

16. Wow. Ease up on the temperance movement.....

...I guess that makes me #6....

[...of J.Temperance]

17. UPDATE: The 5 has now become 4

Yes, even though "Brush it off" is winning by a landslide...I lapsed, and last night I decided to take one of the 5 off my list.

So, it's now 4.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

18. You SHOULD feel guilty.

You should have way more than 5 on there.

[Deja Q]

19. If you can read this,

please 'brush it off'.

Or, wait a few weeks then empty your list. :)

I also find it theraputic when I put people on lists by telling them. But then, I'm a little crazy... :D

[...of J.Temperance]

20. It's interesting "Should I feel guilty?" has exactly 5 votes

And until late last night I had exactly 5 people on my "Ignore" list, is this a coincidence?

:scared:

[entanglement]

21. Don't feel guilty, it's just a message board

OTOH I have no one on ignore, nor have I ever had a deleted post (been here 9 months or so); I usually stay out of flame wars and vanity threads, and always think twice before hitting 'post'; sometimes, it really helps to convey a friendly / neutral tone, using this :-)

[indigo32]

22. Don't feel guilty

the ignore button is there for a reason, it's not a big deal, and is actually to be encouraged if it makes your experience here better.

On a personal note... I've never had the self control to keep anybody on ignore. Back during the Presidential primaries I tried several times to use it, and just couldn't get over my curiousity when I saw that an ignored member was posting. :crazy:

[southlandshari]

34. I agree with you.

The ignore feature is one of the best (and most underutilized, I think) tools around. If someone bugged the crap out of me in real life, I'd rather ignore them than keep putting myself in situations where I have to see or hear them constantly.

I never cease to be amazed at how personal message boards can get for people. I'm guilty of allowing things here bother me more than they should from time to time myself. I can't ignore anyone as a mod, but I do know when it is time to take a break.

:hi:

[leftofthedial]

24. you coward

chicken

scaredy cat

V
:-P
^

[NoPasaran]

25. ONLY five?

You're not playing the game hard enough, my friend!

[prolesunited]

26. No, but I do wonder why you would post such a poll

What is the point of it? :shrug:

[El Fuego]

45. I know, it seems a little hostile

Gee, which five of us are just UNBEARABLY silly? People are wondering if it's them... or if it's DUer x, y, or z...

The ignore feature is great, but people should just use it and be quiet about it. If you're grandstanding about putting people on ignore, you're probably more of a jerk than they are.

[William Bloode]

27. Do what ya gotta do to get along.

Been registered for over 18 months and only 1 person has made my ignore list. Sometimes what certain people have to say just un nerves you to the point it is almost a have to just for personal sanity.

The 1 person i ignored just seemed to be everywhere! Seemed to have to chime in on every thread, and did so whining. It got on my nerves pretty bad, so now so and so is on ignore. Which in turn has made my viewing much more pleasurable.

[Strong Atheist]

28. I never intend to put

anyone on ignore. Not only don't I see the point, but I will always want to be able to see all of the posts! I even want to see the deleted post, so it would be worse to have my own "private" deleted posts by ignoring someone ...

[Beware the Beast Man]

29. No. But I just added another.

[Shell Beau]

30. If you are putting people on ignore for being silly then

go ahead and add me to that list. I am about as silly as they come. I don't take everything soooo serious and especially in the lounge. 5 people seems like a lot to put on ignore in one night. But whatever floats your boat.

[hunter]

31. "Whatever floats your boat" sounds sort of sexual to me...

:silly:

[Shell Beau]

39. LOL!! That is all we talk about, right?

;)

[no name no slogan]

41. Well, at least she didn't say "dingy"

;)

[hunter]

49. Dingy!

:rofl:

Did you ever notice that little rofl smilie is wearing lipstick?

[Sugar Smack]

32. Your shrill posts about whatever it was that bugged you

so much have developed into 3 different threads, all by you, all about the exact same thing. I would hate to see you in a real crisis, because you can't seem to function when faced with others' ideas.

The Lounge is not a "place"; it's a forum. I've seen a lot of wonderful, thoughtful material in here along with the silliness. I have no idea what you're talking about when you say it's "turned into" something. Everyone has told you about the "hide thread" feature. One click and you're there.

You may as well go ahead and add me to your "ignore" list as well.
And please don't feel guilty about it.

[bicentennial_baby]

48. ....

:applause:

hi SugarSmack!! :hi: :loveya:

[Sugar Smack]

55. Hi, beautiful jewel!

:hug: :hug: Merci cherie pour l'aime!

:loveya:

[GirlinContempt]

98. OH SNAP

;)

[Sugar Smack]

103. Hay,baby!

:hi:

[GirlinContempt]

105. stop hijacking

jeeze

[Sugar Smack]

109. YOU'RE the one who's hijacking. Hey:

love ya! :D :hi: :loveya:

[GirlinContempt]

110. And NOW

it's a sex thread
shame on you
shame
sh...
:9

[Sugar Smack]

113. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame on you!

Won't get fooled again! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Sugar Smack]

114. PS

:toast: :bounce: :hi: :loveya: :hug: :hug:

[GirlinContempt]

118. LOL

[DS1]

33. It's one of the best features of the board

When we go to level 2, or 3, whichever one kills the ignore function, I start to absolutely hate DU because it becomes such a petty, trivial, and moronic place all over again.

[ProfessorGAC]

36. Did You Say Something? Are We On Level 2 Again

Just kidding. You know we're pals.
The Professor

[DS1]

38. But of course!

Except ProfessorGAC, and a few others ;-)

[nini]

84. Hallelujah!

Someone speaks the truth.

It's better to put people on ignore than have to see constant nagging and backstabbing.

The God Warrior uses ignore all the time :evilgrin:

[RedCloud]

35. Feel very guilty!

For you to ignore a human being, means you think you can judge that person. You have to repent!

All cosmic souls must connect someday down the well chosen path of enlightenment.

[redqueen]

37. Is this for real?

This is a wind up, right?

Please say yes.

[Misunderestimator]

40. Ever?!? In all your three whole months here? Wow.

That's just ... amazing... or something.

[datasuspect]

42. if adolf hitler had the internet

he would use the ignore feature.

[RevCheesehead]

43. Actually, you've told everyone else.

Ignoring others should be done quietly. Telling everyone else you're putting a certain number of people on ignore is passive-aggressive, at best... and it tends to irritate the masses.

[hunter]

51. I'm putting you on ignore, Cheesehead!

And then I'm taking you off.

Two seconds of Catholic Guilt is coming your way dude. Put on your flame suit!

And whatever you do, do not think about candy...

[realisticphish]

83. Rev is methodist

catholic guilt don't mean shit :D

[hunter]

93. I'll bet he felt the heat.

There's a bunch of Methodists up my family tree.

Some of them don't wear pants.

[realisticphish]

96. she

;)
And she may where robes or pants when she preaches, i dunno :shrug:

or nothing i suppose, if its a more progressive church :evilgrin:

[hunter]

97. Hunter shoots...

He scores!

:party:

[hunter]

111. Now I feel guilty...

:blush:

[RevCheesehead]

122. ROFLMAO

:rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

123. ....

:evilgrin:

[Richard Steele]

44. How does the concept called "guilt" even apply here?

Seriously, I don't get it.

But I wasn't raised Catholic, so maybe it's just me?

[Neil Lisst]

47. Putting people on Ignore is weak. Telling them is even weaker.

That's my opinion. If you're going to do it, then do it in silence. Otherwise, you're just starting shit.

[Shell Beau]

50. Okay, I also wanted to say this...

Putting people on ignore is fine. That is your choice. That is why there is an ignore function. But why start a thread about it? Makes absolutely no sense to me. :shrug:

[kick-ass-bob]

52. Give me a "D"!

R-A-M-A!

:eyes:

[Shell Beau]

57. Save the drama for your mama!!

I just had to throw that cheesy line in!! Oops, I'm being silly. I better stop!! :eyes:

[no name no slogan]

59. D-RAMA?

Sounds like a Hindu rap group

[Sugar Smack]

60. Or a poll about it, for that matter,

or an UPDATE about it, for THAT matter? :shrug:

And yes, YOU'RE as silly as they get and I, for one, love it.

[Shell Beau]

66. Awww!!

:blush:

I may be one of the five that are on ignore for all I know!! And I don't care!!!

:hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

53. That's your call.

Not mine.

[imperialismispasse]

54. I have to say this.

Sometimes I sort by author so I can find certain peoples posts. And your name is the first one that comes up when you sort the lounge by author, so all your threads are together.

When you look at all your threads together its pretty obvious that you dont like the lounge, the people in the lounge, or the subject matters in the lounge because basically all you do is complain about it. Yeah I dont like everything in here but you dont hear me complaining about it mainly because Im not a dude that complains much, but also because I figure if I dont like a particular place here on DU theres a whole bunch of other places to go instead.

So my question to you is are you just trying to rile people up and start controversy? And why do you still come to the lounge? Not trying to be rude, its just curiosity.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

61. Not meaning to distract from the issue at hand

but how do you "sort by author"? Sounds like a neat function.

(this is coming from a guy who only discovered "My Posts" about 6 weeks ago!)

[bicentennial_baby]

63. here's how

at the top of each board, there's a black bar, something like "Discussion Topic", "Author", "Date", etc, above each column of the board...if you click where it says "Author", it will re-sort the threads by author instead of most recent or whatever. Hope that helps. :)

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

67. Wow, that's really neat. Thanks.

[sniffa]

89. thank you sweet baby girL

i had no idea about that. wow! my Life just got 0.001% more effecient.

:loveya: for that.

:loveya: for everything eLse.

[bicentennial_baby]

90. awwww, you!

:blush: my sweet and perfect boi

even if it's just 0.001%, it's a good thing... :P

:loveya: for every lil thing, every day...

[Theres-a]

119. I did not know that

Thank you SO much

[bicentennial_baby]

121. you are SO welcome!

i had no idea that i had such hidden knowledge! glad to share! :hi:

[...of J.Temperance]

70. Your statement is factually inaccurate (if you used the Search Function)

I've ONLY done some complaining like this since LAST night.

It's not OBVIOUS that I don't like people in the Lounge or the subject matters...you look at ALL of my posts together and state that I dislike EVERYBODY and ALL I do is complain.

If you want to know, I consider 96% of the people here as pretty good sorts.

I've only been on a big complaining thing since last night, so what are you going on about?

Four people isn't ALL of the people...and I don't dislike the four, not as in the defination of the word dislike.

I've been getting along here fine for the majority of the time.

No, I'm not trying to rile people up. I've never actually seen one of your posts here, this is the first post of yours I've seen...I'll have to check your other posts out and then think about making factually inaccurate statements about your posts as a WHOLE.

Then again, I might not, I might just let it go, because at heart I'm a softy.

On Edit: If you actually were able to use the Search Function, then you could get ALL of my posts from the Lounge, EVERY SINGLE one of them. You could read through them, and IF you did, what you'd find is THIS, THESE are factual statements:

ALL of my posts have been JOVIAL and GOOD-NATURED...ALL OF THEM.

EXCEPT a section of posts that STARTED LAST NIGHT, when I first started to complain about this stuff. The COMPLAINING posts began LAST NIGHT.

ALL posts PRIOR to last night have been jovial and good-natured. Which is something you'd know, if you used the Search Function.

95% of my posts have been nice and I've been friendly to the majority of the posters in the Lounge, and that IS a factual statement.

[Sugar Smack]

71. I haven't looked at all of your posts, nor have I had the

slightest desire to after seeing your proclamations, polls, threats to leave, solopsistic and juvenile cloak-and-dagger utterances, accusations of thread hijacking (which is encouraged in the spirit of fun in the Lounge) and lastly, your assumption that someone out there gives a rat's.

So let's break it down:

"I'm going to leave I think, I've HAD to put four people on "Ignore"

I realize you have "facts", "statistics", and "percentages" at your fingertips. Good organization. Don't get me wrong; I'm not begging you to stay.

You know as well as we do that there's a search function. You're essentially calling DUers out. And again, with the fatal assumption that we give a rat's.

"The same four people are getting too much, two of them even HIJACKED a really good thread I had going, there were LOTS of interesting responses on the subject and THEN these two turn up and hijack it with their stuff, at least 16 responses between each other, and one of them even admitted in one of their responses "this has got nothing to do with the OP question" or something like that, and yet the two of them just carried on."

"I had to LEAVE my OWN thread because of these two...and I never went back to see what the other people had responded to my original question. These two just RUINED the ENTIRE thread with their little thing."

Nobody ever knows the direction any given thread will take. There's a "factual statement" for you.


"I like people you know, but these peoples' posts just plain IRRITATE me with their utter silliness. I've not told any of them that they're on "Ignore" because, well I'm a chicken...I can admit.

Should I feel guilty, or should I just brush it off?"

And the worst- you actually made this into a poll about whether or not you should feel guilty about it. Every other autonomous being on this board would not feel compelled to ask such a question unless they were screaming about the injustice of it all. You just want to hear validation. If you pay attention you'll find out that you're irritating.

[In_The_Wind]

86. Sugar -You Are Awesome!

:thumbsup:

[Sugar Smack]

112. Joani- you are ridiculous!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[In_The_Wind]

116. Whatever ...

BTW ~ Why don't you join me over here www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4294829&mesg_id=4301193

[Misunderestimator]

120. You are both cracking me up!

:thumbsup: :loveya:

[In_The_Wind]

124. We Love You Too!

[Sugar Smack]

134. Madame, I live to crack you up! *hug*

:D :loveya:

[Misunderestimator]

72. You're only as good as your last performance.

[bicentennial_baby]

74. You said it!

:applause:

:hug:

[Sugar Smack]

76. Well put, MisU.

I like that quote, always have.

[Maddy McCall]

131. Life's a stage.

Some are villians, some are good guys. :eyes:

[Misunderestimator]

133. All the world's a stage

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side,
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

[Misunderestimator]

73. Wow... what a great tip... I like that.

I've just put 5 people on my "Ignore" list. Should I feel guilty?
Should I permanently go back to the GD, GD Politics & UK Forum
Do you have any pet hates?
The DU Lounge continues it's transition in The DU Sex Lounge

Nice.

[datasuspect]

56. blame it all

on the nights on broadway

[no name no slogan]

64. Singing them love songs? Singing them straight to the heart songs?

true confession: the first concert I ever saw was The Bee Gees in 1979. They wore white polyester outfits and had a 30-piece string section. A-freaking-mazing.

[uppityperson]

58. Am I silly enough to ignore? Do I irritate enough?

[Neil Lisst]

65. I can't believe it's not ...

a buttery nipple! (in response to your image)

I'm kidding, of course. Drank one, would never drink another.

And back to the topic at hand, I hate spinach, but when I go through a cafeteria line, I never have to cover my eyes as I pass that container. I find the whole concept of IGNORE kind of lame, and telling someone you're ignoring them one step above holding one's breath and stomping one's feet.

[In_The_Wind]

69. I guess you won't be answering this post ...

See if you have too many people on ignore you won't know who it is you're ignoring now.

Besides some DUers are just too funny to ignore so I only have one person on my list.

just sayin'

[bridgit]

75. .

:loveya: :kick:

[In_The_Wind]

102. .

:loveya:

[bridgit]

126. .

i'm thinking maybe a scientific sample placing five (5) utterly random people (and i know there are at least 5 utterly random people in here somewhere) on 'ignore' just to study the sociological impact if indeed any

:emoticomsmilieprofessordudemeerschaumpipeinonehandstrokinghisgo-teewiththeotherwithoneeyebrowraised: :rofl:

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :kick:

[In_The_Wind]

129. .

*raising one eyebrow* sounds like a plan ...


question: How does one contact these so called random people?

[bridgit]

130. .

stink'n think'n maybe, oh, click 'Discussion Forums', with one eye closed click out 5 random forums, jump the bones of 'a' thread in progress, close eyes & click some dude/dudette & then 'ignore' their sorry ass, you know, real detached & scientific-like :thumbsup:

B-)

[Sugar Smack]

78. I will. LOL!

You call one person a "list"? Milksop.

:rofl:

[In_The_Wind]

101. Who you callin' a Milksop gf?

[Sugar Smack]

106. LOL! You, cause I'm "silly"

Milksop. Milquetoast. Kiss my fat white fanny.

*where's my pillow fight smilie*?

:o

[In_The_Wind]

115. You're not silly gf!

You're fuckin' brilliant!



I'm not quite sure which smilie is the "pillow fight smilie" ...

cause of my blonde brain ya know but this look says it all ...

[Sugar Smack]

117. It's the Eyelash trick!

Quick, nobody fall for it!

:bounce:

[TallahasseeGrannie]

77. if I'm one of them you should feel very guilty

for treating old Grannie so poorly.

So you should send me some money.

[no name no slogan]

79. Your ideas are intriguing. I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

:P

[TallahasseeGrannie]

80. LOL

[nini]

81. I wish more people would use the ignore feature

there would be less bickering.

I've got a healthy ignore list. Not necesarrily all bad folks, but those the irritate me as you say. It's just easier to enjoy the board this way.

As a Catholic school alumni I understand your 'guilt' :D but you don't owe anyone a damn thing. Ignore them and enjoy being here.

[Scout1071]

82. I can honestly say that I don't have a single person on ignore.

Guess nobody has pissed me off enough to never want to hear from them again.

What does it say when you put someone on ignore and they post in a thread? Ignored poster and a blank message every time they respond? Just curious.

[sniffa]

85. i have over 100 on mine

i just Logged out to read an ignored post (curiosity got me)... now i'm debating whether to unignore and start some shit.

[no name no slogan]

87. Here's a vote for

start some shit :evilgrin:

[sniffa]

88. i made a haLf-way effort

and started a new thread about it.

where it goes from there i can't say.... ;)

thanks for the advice though, NNNS, you're a 'cLass act' :P

[no name no slogan]

91. Thanks, man

If there's anybody who can stir it up, it's definitely you! :yourock:

[benburch]

92. BZZZT! We Disrupt This Thread For An Important Announcement!

[hunter]

95. Candy.

[Err]

104. I have never ignored anyone.

Life is too short. Why ignore someone? If you have a beef with him/her, then just brush it off and move on.

[nuxvomica]

125. I just accidentally added you to my buddy list

Cuz I haven't gotten the gestalt for the new icons yet and just wanted to view your profile. Should I feel stupid? Should I find out what a "buddy list" is since I've been posting since 2003? Are you going to put me on ignore for my silliness? If you try, will my buddy listing thwart your attempt, like some sort of magic shield? :shrug:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

127. On my ignore list I have Floogeldy, WCGreen, CAPeggy, KitchenWitch,

SouthlandShari, Heidi, DanCA, SeattleGirl and well the list goes on .......

:popcorn:

[Call Me Wesley]

132. Why am I not on your ignore list?

Are you ignoring me? ;)